College English Test--Band 6
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations
and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation,
one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,
you must read the four choices marked A), B), C),and D),
and decide which is the best answer.
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through the centre.
Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.
11. M: Good news! I'm not going to have surgery after all.
The doctor says I can start working out again soon
and maybe play football like before in a few weeks.
W: That's terrific. It will be great
if you could get back in shape in time for the World Cup.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
12. M: I really need to make some extra money.
You know, I've practically spent my entire budget for this semester.
W: Why not check out the new cafeteria at Market Street?
I think there are still a few openings suitable for seniors like you.
W: What does the woman suggest the man do?
13. M: I hear John left his cat in your care while he's on vacation abroad.
How are you getting along with it?
W: Well, it never comes when I call it.
It spills its food and sheds all over the place.
I can't wait till John gets back.
Q: How does the woman find the cat?
14. W: Hello, Professor White, I got my grade in the mail this morning,
but I think there might be a mistake in my mark.
M: Yeah, I've got several calls just like yours.
There must be a problem with the computing system.
It should be straightened out in a couple of hours.
Q: What does the man mean?
15. M: Professor Johnson, last night
when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper,
a computer failure completely wiped out my files.
Do you think I could have another day to retype it?
W: I'm sorry Rod. I'm leaving for a conference tomorrow
and I'll be away two weeks. I suppose you could send me an e-copy.
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Q: Why does the man say he can't submit his assignment on time?
16. W: I just called the travel agency. It's all set.
On June 1st, we are heading for the mountains,
and we'll be camping there for a whole week.
M: Have you checked the academic calendar?
My classes aren't over until the 8th.
Q: What does the man imply?
17. W: I thought there were still time for me to apply
for a student loan, but someone just told me
that the closing date was last Tuesday.
M: Are you sure? I thought we still had another month.
Wait, I got a brochure right here.
Last Tuesday was the opening date.
Q: What does the man imply?
18. W: Look at all the pollutants going into the air
from those factories.
Do you think they'll ever get that under control?
M: Now with the new laws in effect and social awareness increasing,
we are sure to turn things around.
Q: What does the man mean?
Now you'll hear the two long conversations.[page]
Conversation One
W: Tell me, Peter, what makes Harrods so famous?
M: Well, it's the biggest department store in the UK,
and its Food Hall and Egyptian Hall are very famous.
People come to Harrods just to see them.
W: What is special about the Food Hall?
M: It sells many different kinds of food. For example,
it has 250 kinds of cheese from all over the world,
and more than 180 kinds of bread.
Customers also love all the different kinds of chocolate.
They buy 100 tons every year.
W: That's amazing, and why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?
M: Well, when people see it they feel they're in another world.
It looks like an Egyptian building from 4 000 years ago,
and it sells beautiful objects. They are not 4 000 years old, of course.
W: Is it true that Harrods produces its own electricity?
M: Yes, it does. 70%, enough for a small town.
To light the outside of the building, we use 11 500 light bulbs.
W: Really? Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day?
And how much do they spend?
M: About 30 000 people come on an average day.
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But during the sales, the number increases to 300 000 customers a day.
How much do they spend? Well, on average,
customers spend about 1.5 million pounds a day.
The record for one day is 9 million pounds.
W: 9 million pounds in one day?
M: Yes, on the first day of the January sales.
W: Harrods says it sells everything to everybody everywhere,
is that really true?
M: Oh, yes, of course. Absolutely everything.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What is the Food Hall of Harrods noted for?
20. What does the Egyptian Hall seem like to the customers?
21. What may customers find surprising about Harrods?
22. About how many customers come to Harrods on an average day?
Conversation Two
W: Hi, Kevin.
M: Hi, Lora, long time no see. What have you been up to lately?
W: Not much, I can assure you. And you?
M: Much the same except I do have some big news.
W: Come on, this suspense is killing me.
M: No, really, what have you been doing these past few weeks?
The last time I saw you, you were looking for a new job.
W: Well, that's not exactly true. I was thinking about changing jobs.
Luckily, they offered me a new position in the accounting department.
M: A step up in the big business world.
W: I wouldn't exaggerate, but I'm pleased.
I had been hoping to get a promotion for a while,
so when it finally came through I was relieved. Actually,
that's why I was looking for a new job.
I just didn't want to work there anymore
if they weren't going to recognize my efforts.
M: Right, sometimes you can do your best
and it seems like the others don't know you exist.
I hope the money is better.
W: I got a reasonable raise. Now, enough about me.
I'm dying to hear your news.
M: I'm getting married.
W: No, you said you'd never get married.
M: That was then, and this is now.
You've got to meet Andrea. She is great.
W: This is all news to me. I didn't even know you were dating.
M: We weren't. We've just been dating for two weeks now.
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W: And you are getting married?
M: I know. I can't help it. I just know she is the one.
W: Well, congratulations! That's fantastic.
M: Thanks, I'm glad to hear you feel that way.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What was the woman doing when the man last saw her?
24. Why does the woman say she was relieved?
25. Why is the woman surprised at the man's news?[page]
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer
from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Water scooters are water vehicles that look very much like motorcycles.
Nowadays, speedy colorful water scooters are gaining in popularity.
They can travel anywhere a small boat can
and are typically popular with young people.
The rising popularity of the craft has raised
a question of waterscooter regulation. In this case,
the argument for strict regulation is compelling.
Waterscooters are a particularly deadly form of water recreation.
For example, two women were vacationing in Longboat Key.
While they were floating on a rubber boat along the shore,
a water scooter crashed into them and killed them.
Also, water scooter operators have been killed
or seriously injured in collisions with other watercraft.
Others have been stranded at sea
when their scooters either failed or sank far from shore.
Many water scooter operators are inexperienced
and ignorant of navigational rules,
which increases the potential for accidents.
The increasing popularity of the scooter has aggravated the problem,
providing more water vehicles to compete for the same space.
Crowded water ways are simply an open invitation to disaster.
In addition to the inherent operational hazards of water scooters,
they are proving to be an environmental nuisance.
Beach residents complain of the noise of the scooters.
The Pacific Whale Foundation on the west coast expressed concern
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that the scooters are frightening away an endangered species of whale
that migrates to Hawaii for breeding. Regulations,
such as minimum operating age, restricted operating areas
and compulsory classes in water safety, are essential.
Without such regulations, tragedies involving water scooters
are sure to multiply, which makes many beaches unsafe for recreation.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What does the speaker say about water scooters ?
27. What is mentioned as one of the causes of water accidents?
28. In what way are water scooters said to be an environmental nuisance?
29. What does the speaker propose to ensure
the safety of beaches for recreation?
Passage Two
It seems to me that neighbors are going out of style in America.
The friend next door from whom you borrowed four eggs
or a ladder has moved and the people in there now are strangers.
Some of the traditional stories of neighborliness
are impractical or silly, and it may be just as well
that our relations with our neighbors are changing.
The saying in the Bible "Love Thy Neighbor" was probably
a poor translation of what must have originally been
"Respect Thy Neighbor". Love can't be called up on order.
Fewer than half the people in the United States
live in the same house they lived in five years ago,
so there's no reason to love the people who live next door to you,
just because they happened to wander into a real estate office
that listed the place next door to yours.
The only thing neighbors have in common, to begin with,
is proximity, and unless something more develops,
that isn't reason enough to be best friends.
It sometimes happens naturally, but the chances are very small
that your neighbors will be your choice as friends,
or that you will be theirs, either.
The best relationship with neighbors is one of friendly distance.
You say hello, you small-talk if you see them in the yard,
you discuss problems as they arise and you help each other
in an emergency. The driveway or the fence between you
is not really a cold shoulder, but a clear boundary.
We all like clearly defined boundaries for ourselves.
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. What does the speaker say about the relations
among neighbors nowadays?
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31. Why does the speaker say it may be difficult
for people to love their neighbors?
32. What should neighbors do in the speaker's opinion?
Passage Three
Articles in magazines and newspapers and special reports on radio
and television reflect the concern of many Americans
about the increasing dropout rate in our junior and senior high schools.
Coupled with this fact is the warning that soon we will no longer
have a workforce to fill the many jobs
that require properly educated personnel.
The high student dropout rate is not a recent development.
Ten years ago, many urban schools were reporting dropout rates
between 35 and 50 percent. Some administrators maintain
that dropouts remain the single greatest problem in their schools.
Consequently, much effort has been spent on identifying students
with problems in order to give them more attention
before they become failures. Since the dropout problem
doesn't start in senior high school,
special programs in junior high school focus on students
who show promise but have a record of truancy, that is,
staying away from school without permission.
Under the guidance of counselors, these students are placed
in classes with teachers who have had success
in working with similar young people.
Strategies to motivate students in high school include
rewarding academic excellence by designating scholars of the month,
or by issuing articles of clothing, such as school letter jackets
formally given only to athletes. No one working with these students
claims to know how to keep all students in school. Counselors,
teachers and administrators are in the frontlines
of what seems at times to be a losing battle.
Actually, this problem should be everyone's concern,
since uneducated, unemployed citizens affect us all.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. Why are many Americans concerned with the increasing
dropout rate in school?
34. What do we learn about the student dropout problem in America?
35. What is mentioned as one of the strategies
used to motivate students?[page]
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
When the passage is read for the first time,
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you should listen carefully for its general idea.
When the passage is read for the second time,
you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43
with the exact words you have just heard.
For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to
fill in the missing information. For these blanks,
you can either use the exact words you have just heard
or write down the main points in your own words. Finally,
when the passage is read for the third time,
you should check what you have written.
Now listen to the passage.
I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country.
It seems to me that something has to be done,
if we're to survive as a country. I certainly don't know
what the answers to our problems are.
Things certainly get complicated in a hurry when you get into them,
but I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with
some of these problems. One thing I'm concerned about
is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven't harmed anyone.
Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts
they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison
and,of course, coming under the influence of hardened criminals.
I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences
people are serving for serious crimes.
Of course one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment,
but I'm not sure I would be for that.
I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for an eye.
The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences
but they would certainly cost the tax-payers' much money.
I also think we must do something about the insanity plea.
In my opinion, anyone who takes another person's life
intentionally is insane; however, that does not mean
that the person isn't guilty of the crime
or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.
It's sad, of course, that a person may have to spend the rest of his life,
or a large part of it in prison for acts
that he committed while not in full control of his mind.
Now the passage will be read again.
I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country.
It seems to me that something has to be done,
if we're to survive as a country. I certainly don't know
what the answers to our problems are.
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Things certainly get complicated in a hurry when you get into them,
but I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with
some of these problems. One thing I'm concerned about
is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven't harmed anyone.
Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts
they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison
and,of course, coming under the influence of hardened criminals.
I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences
people are serving for serious crimes.
Of course one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment,
but I'm not sure I would be for that.
I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for an eye.
The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences
but they would certainly cost the tax-payers' much money.
I also think we must do something about the insanity plea.
In my opinion, anyone who takes another person's life
intentionally is insane; however, that does not mean
that the person isn't guilty of the crime
or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.
It's sad, of course,that a person may have to spend the rest of his life,
or a large part of it in prison for acts
that he committed while not in full control of his mind.
Now the passage will be read for the third time.
I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country.
It seems to me that something has to be done,
if we're to survive as a country. I certainly don't know
what the answers to our problems are.
Things certainly get complicated in a hurry when you get into them,
but I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with
some of these problems. One thing I'm concerned about
is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven't harmed anyone.
Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts
they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison
and,of course, coming under the influence of hardened criminals.
I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences
people are serving for serious crimes.
Of course one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment,
but I'm not sure I would be for that.
I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for an eye.
The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences,
but they would certainly cost the tax-payers' much money.
I also think we must do something about the insanity plea.
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In my opinion, anyone who takes another person's life
intentionally is insane; however, that does not mean
that the person isn't guilty of the crime,
or that she shouldn't pay society the debt he owes. It's sad, of course,
that a person may have to spend the rest of his life,
or a large part of it in prison for acts
that he committed while not in full control of his mind.
This is the end of listening comprehension.
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